Is changing a clutch easy?
My clutch is completely gone and i need a new one. Is putting a new one in a job I could do myself with a few mates, or should i just take it to a mechanic? I have access to a hoist which should make things a bit easier if i could do it myself.
It all depends how competent you are. Its a easy job yes. But a tool id advise you get, a clutch aligning tool. And a bottle of loctite.
Also some thinners to clean the fly wheel. Any marks on the fly wheel or clutch create clutch shudder.
When I needed to do this on my commo, I just got a mechanic to do it. Would have taken me a while and there's a potential to stuff it up and keep you off the road for a bit.
I think i am pretty competent. Ill get a clutch aligning tool off my mate and give a go on the weekend. Now i just have to figure how i am going to get my car to the workshop when i cant get up my driveway...
Thanks for the advice mate
there is a step by step instructions on the net re changing a VS clutch.. cant seem to find it at the moment but is VERY step by step and tells you what tools to use etc...
and LOL at clutch alignment tool... more like eye-ro-meter...
and id never put loctite on something that will be coming back off in the near future.. thats what torque wrench (if your anal) is for..
good call on the flywheel / grease thou.
give it a crack, worse case, it gets towed to your manachic with 1/2 the labour done
VS V8 Manual ... Reppn it for NZ
toby_hewzie
its easy but a bitch to do at the same time.
i took mine in, to get replaced about 2months ago. only because i didnt have access hoist and was mainly just lazy. got it back from the mechanic and was running like shit and ended up having to re-do it again myself. and getting into a argument with a stupid mechanic.
so over-all message dont be lazy about it.
but its also good to maybe get some1 whos done this before to help you
mate doing a clutch is pretty easy, You dont need the clutch aligning tool but it will make it easier, also i would be putting loctite on even if it's going to come of some time in the future at least you know its in there properly.
Make sure you get the right clutch as well.
i can get an aligning tool off my mate really cheaply, so i might as well get it if it will make my job easier.
one thing i forgot was, where is a good place to buy a clutch? do supercheap/bursons/autobarn etc stock them?
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Clutch aligning tools are only $10 from any place that sells you a clutch.. If its the first clutch you have done then give your self a good 8 hours from key off to key on again.... Its a good learning curve...get into it
wow 8 hours, that seems like a lot. i might have to find a mate who has done one before to give me a hand and speed things up a bit
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Thats not to scare you, just dont tell your mates you'l pick them up in an hour after you start work on your car...
I have done a few, so it would take me and a mate about an hour and a half for me to have the engine out and half hour cleaning everything up and placing the new clutch in, then another good 2 hours placing everything back in and double checking it.
Im no mechanic so with a workshop and the right tools at bay it would be easier...
you can do the clutch with the engine in, just means you drop the box out, which might be easier for you as it doesn't mean disconnecting your engine loom and fidiling around for ages. but you can do either way just depends on how you feel like doing it.
Obviously Unsensible
just to put this out there, do you know what clutch it already has in there.
being the single mass or dual mass flywheel.
the DMF requires a full kit when it is changed, clutch and flywheel. ($1600 from memory)
whereas the SMF can be machined.
just make sure you get the right one =P
how about we make the pedals out of sticky rubber and the shoes with steel spikes. at least my shins would like thatOriginally Posted by Jonesy484
its got the single mass flywheel so im lucky there. will i need to get it machined, or is it just something i can judge on the day and get it machined if it looks bad?
Slightly off topic.
But if you pulled box and engine out wouldn't it be alot more work? You'd have to regas the ac, replace coolant etc etc?
my plan was to change some fluids at the same time since im due for a service, but the ac didnt cross my mind. dropping the box down seems like it would be alot easier, but am i wrong?
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Yeah but I swore to myself never to seperate the two 'in car' again after having a bad experiance trying to slip the engine back in.
I find it easier to unbolt the engine from the k-frame, take the loom and rad out, hoses off, remove the drive shaft and the X-member and extractors then pull it out (engine and box) and service it on the garage floor.
And give things a good old fashioned detail while your there.
This is just the way I do it most people think im crazy but like i said, once bitten, twice shy
after a bit more research i decided that it was a bit out of my comfort zone to do on my own, or with a few mates who all had little experience so i got a mates dad who is a mechanic to help me.
we dropped the trans and pulled the clutch and flywheel out on monday. that bit took about 4 hours.
my mates dad got the flywheel machined and a new clutch from his work on tuesday, then wednesday night we put it all back together. i think it took about the same amount of time to put it back together, so 304runner was pretty spot on with his prediction there.
i took it for a bit of a drive that night to see if the pedal needed adjusting, and was amazed at how much lighter the pedal felt. i still need to bed it in, but everything seemed to go smoothly.
i learnt a lot from the experience and would feel pretty confident to do it with just the help of a few mates next time
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Good to see a follow up post. Glad it all worked out for ya..
I hope you bought your mates Dad a few beers
yeah i will be sure to grab him a slab.
now i just have to fix all the other crap that is wrong with my car haha
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